Slightly off topic but tabby cats have an "M" on their foreheads - put there for eternity for warning Mohammed of danger
'Prophet's thumb mark'
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Slightly off topic but tabby cats have an "M" on their foreheads - put there for eternity for warning Mohammed of danger
I went to find poor Ralphy cat....he does!
Dennis has a 6 on his head, I'm always looking for the other 2! 
Harvey has a HUGE prophets thumb mark....I asked my vet about it when he came to vaccinate him and he said it was definitely just a prophets thumb mark but is rather large.
Molly's got a similar dent in her quarters, but bigger than a thumb - more like a fist Vet said that it is most likely muscle damage. It looks like a big dimple
Doesn't bother her anyway!
Vet said that it is most likely muscle damage. It looks like a big dimple Doesn't bother her anyway!
Molly's got a similar dent in her quarters, but bigger than a thumb - more like a fist
Doesn't bother her anyway!
Hey
Forgot tot say about that - yes its muscle damage from where the clydesdale who double barrelled me then turned and double barrelled Molly in the quarters!! She got away lightly there - i however ended up with broken ribs !!
My friends horse has one (she bred him) and his occurred after he had cist type thing on his neck as a foal. sorry not very exciting!!
Information from the 'Light Cavalry' website - http://www.lchac.org.uk/News/NewsArticle6.htm -i dont think there is much definate info on this, there seem to be several different stories about it....
'Whilst getting to know your horse look for a ‘Prophet’s thumb mark’ on him. This is a genetic imperfection that appears as a minor indentation or depression usually in a fleshy area, on the rump or neck. The Arab horse trader will tell you a different story whilst you haggle over the price, in the bazaar. Should the horse you are attempting to purchase have such a thing he will draw attention to it. This sign will ensure good fortune to the owner and a peaceful death in one’s own bed, he will assure you.
If pressed further he will tell you the legend. “The prophet Mohammed , to escape his enemies, rode from Mecca to Medina. On this journey he rode four mares, each to the point of exhaustion. As he left each one he pressed his thumb into her flesh, saying “ you , and yours, will wear my mark, forever, in return for your great service to me’’.
The Irish call it the ‘Devil’s Thumb Mark’. It is also interesting to note that Thoroughbreds, and those horses with thoroughbred blood, which stems from the Arab, are the one’s who usually carry this mark. And they are usually good ones!'
'Whilst getting to know your horse look for a ‘Prophet’s thumb mark’ on him. This is a genetic imperfection that appears as a minor indentation or depression usually in a fleshy area, on the rump or neck. The Arab horse trader will tell you a different story whilst you haggle over the price, in the bazaar. Should the horse you are attempting to purchase have such a thing he will draw attention to it. This sign will ensure good fortune to the owner and a peaceful death in one’s own bed, he will assure you.
If pressed further he will tell you the legend. “The prophet Mohammed , to escape his enemies, rode from Mecca to Medina. On this journey he rode four mares, each to the point of exhaustion. As he left each one he pressed his thumb into her flesh, saying “ you , and yours, will wear my mark, forever, in return for your great service to me’’.
The Irish call it the ‘Devil’s Thumb Mark’. It is also interesting to note that Thoroughbreds, and those horses with thoroughbred blood, which stems from the Arab, are the one’s who usually carry this mark. And they are usually good ones!'
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